Primary Election 2024: Voter Guide For Lower Bucks Co.

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —Democrats and Republicans in Lower Bucks County will go to the polls Tuesday to choose the candidates from their respective parties to represent them in the November general election.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

If you are in line to vote when the polls close, do not leave the line. Everyone in line to vote before the polls close will get a chance to vote.

For the most part, the races in the primary election are uncontested, meaning there is only one party candidate for state representative and other elected offices.

With this being a presidential primary election, President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and former President Donald Trump, a Republican, are also on their party's ballots.

There are also candidates running for U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Pennsylvania Attorney General, Pennsylvania Auditor General, Pennsylvania State Treasurer, State Senator, and State Representative.

Since it's a presidential primary election, all schools will be closed as well.

The only contested race on the Lower Bucks County ballot will play out on the Republican ticket for Congress.

Incumbent Republican moderate Brian Fitzpatrick, who has held the seat since 2017, faces a challenge from conservative Republican Mark Houck.

Houck won notoriety when he was arrested at his Upper Bucks County home and indicted for assaulting a reproductive health care worker in 2022. He was later acquitted of the charges.

The winner of the Republican primary race will face Democrat Ashley Ehasz, who is running uncontested on Tuesday.

Fitzpatrick defeated Ehasz in the 2022 general election by nine percentage points.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, there were 197,907 Democrats, 196,197 Republicans, and 80,481 registered to no party or another affiliation in Bucks County as of May 15.

Who Is On The Ballot

U.S. Senator

• Democrat Robert Casey
• Republican Dave McCormick

U.S. Congress

• Democrat Ashley Ehasz
• Republican Brian Fitzpatrick
• Republican Mark Houck

18th Legislative District

• Democrat Anand Patel
• Republican Kathleen "KC" Tomlinson

31st Legislative District

• Democrat Perry Warren

140th Legislative District

• Democrat Jim Prokopiak
• Republican Candace Cabanas

141st Legislative District

• Democrat Tina Davis
• Republican Noah Boyd

142nd Legislative District

• Democrat Anna Payne
• Republican Joe Hogan

144th Legislative District

• Democrat Brian Munroe
• Republican Dan McPhillips

178th Legislative District

• Democrat Emma Rosenthal
• Republican Kristen Marcell

Mail-In Ballot Boxes

There are four at Lower Bucks County library locations and three at county government offices.

Voting In Person

When voting in person and after checking in at your polling place, a poll worker will direct you to a voting station after providing you with a ballot and a pen. You must fill in your votes, clearly and fully marking your choice (filling in the oval) on the paper ballot.

Review your selections and make sure you’ve voted in all the contests you wish to vote in and then print off your ballot.

Check that your printed ballot is correct. If there are any errors, notify a poll worker so your ballot can be spoiled, and you can vote again.

Once finished, you will be directed with your paper ballot to a voting machine to process your votes.

Take your correct and printed ballot to a nearby scanner and scan it in. The screen will notify you if your ballot was successfully cast. Notify a poll worker if you have any error messages after scanning your ballot.

Showing Identification

First-time voters, or previous voters using a new polling place for the first time, must present some form of identification to poll workers. A full list of acceptable IDs, like a Pennsylvania Drivers’ License or PennDOT ID Card, is available online at vote.pa.gov. If you forgot your ID and are a first-time voter at that polling place, do not leave. You can request to vote by provisional ballot.

Emergency Voting

Voters with a sudden illness or other emergency can apply for an emergency absentee ballot after 5 p.m. the Tuesday before an election. More information about emergency absentee ballots can be found at votes.pa.gov.